Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-01
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.

warehouse and the Utter block were
burned. Loss, 81, 000; insurance,
only $500 and that on Smith & Dun
bars building. The township. school
and city records were also burned.
At Grand Forks. William Allen
(colored), who was a short time since
arrested for stabbing young Nor
weeian, and locked up to await the
grand jury. was taken sick with
pneumonia a few days ago and died.
He came from Southern Minnesota
four months ago..
At Glendale, theyoung son OF WV.
Sears shot and killed his little brother
while playing with a shotgun.
At Yankton, the anti.prohibitionists
elected exc Governor John L. Penning-
ton, police justice by alarge majority.
At Mitchell, Jane Woodeock, a
farmer about so years of age, vas be-
fore the insane commissioners on the
complaint of his wife, who alleges that
he is crazy. She tried to get adIvorce
some time ago, but failing in this,
wanted him adjudged insane but fail
ed.
"Jerry the bum" anotorious round
er was shot and killed in SturRis City
by a man named Smith, a pianist, IN
Tilford & Giles saloon.
DEVILS Lake council has resolved
to call an election to vote on the
question OF bonding the city in $l2,.
600 to sink an artesian well, and
maintain a water supply and build a
city hall.
At WATERFOWL, the Methodist Epis-
copal society has completed arrange
ments for a $4,000 church to be
erected Immediately. Rev. e. E.
Clough from Platteville, Wis, who is
a colonel on Gov. Rusk's staff, has
been stationed there and has given
the enterprise a wonderful impetus.
Gov. Church has appointed Otto P.
Miller of Yankton a member OF
the Yankton Asylum board in
the place OF Benjamin S.
Williams, removed. This completes
the new board. 1t is understood that
the old board still disputes the au-
thority OF the new board, but the aud
itor refuses to pay bills unless certi-
fed to by the superintendent and new
board.
At Fargo, Hayden & Eldred and
John Roach, saloonkeepers, were clos
ed on chattel mortgages held by st.
Paul wholesale liquor dealers.
1t is reported that C. H. Prior, of
Minneapolis, will build IN opera house
in Aberdeen, costing S1o0, 600, on the
site of the block, owned by him, re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
At Britton, while attempting to
serve a warrant, w. S. Hinkley, sheriff
of the county. was shot and badly
MANNED by Thomas w. Plaisted,
former clerk OF the court. Hinkley,
in company with George Atkinson,
his deputy, went to the residence OF
Plaisted to serve papers on criminal
proceedings instituted by parties who
rented Plaisted's land last season.
Plaisted fired both barrels OF a shot.
gun at the officers, the second shot
bringing down Hinkley at adistaRce Of
eleven yards.
At the opening oil court at James
town Judge Francis stated he was not
TO blame for the recent adjournment,
which should be laid to the door of
some other people. This is the only
time in three years that he has failed
to open court at the appointed time.
and this only occurred because of
charges made which he was driven to
combat by personal visits TO Wash
ington. 1t is generally understood
that Francis will remain on the bench
until his term expires.
About a month ago asurveyingp par
ty started from Fargo to locate
a line for the new Minnesota & Dako-
Ia company. Their route is very
straight and runs through a settled
country. From Fargo they run due
northwest to the village of Sherbrook.
From Sherbrook they u directly
west to New Rockford. making the
second crossing of the Sheyenne a
short distance above Ottawa. Their
survey goes between Lakes Washing
ton and Coe, following the coulee. and
proceeds through the settlement uf
Tiffany, but a short distancefrom the
postoffice. They strike the James
town d Northern a little north of the
James river crossing.
Dakota pensions: H. Winams, High
more; c. L. johnson, Frederick: C.
Crishbalm, Kimball; C. B. Dineley,
Holabird, G. Luther, Canton; E. s.
6reeuleaf. IroquoIs; L. Scott, Mt. Yer
non; ID. R. johnson. Gary; J. McCar-
thy, Hermosa; c. Z. Ferguson, Wolsey.
B. c. Huddle, for sometime past
connected with the Offices OF register
of deeds and clerk of courts at Mitch.
ell county. was recently appointed
clerk of courts of Buffalo county by
Judge Trip. Mr.. Huddle is thorough
ly competent.
Farger Gunderson. at Devils Lake
filled himself with whisky, then took
some strychnine, and died.
o. Holden, general merchant at
Lennox, has assigned to ]. V.
Conklin tor the benefit ofhis creditors.
Liabilities about 81 1000; assets in the
neighborhood of So, 500.
At Sioux Falls, the case of j. Leslie
Thompson, receiver of the First Ma
tional bank. against Jacob Schaetzel.
ex-mayor. for the conversion of 100
shares OF the stock of the Sioux Falls
Brewing company at its face value,
500 each, was on trial in the district
court for several days. The Jury
brought in a verdict of sic, 700 for
the plaintiff.
Chunks OF excellent coal were found
while sinking an artesian well at
Brookings, at the depth OF 400 feet.
The commissioner of immigra-
ton estimates that some go. 900
persons have found homes here during
the year. The railway development
has been unusually good, while the
railroad building in sight is even